Mechanical movement.



No. 783,670. PATENTED' FEB. 28, 1905. A. n. BLOGH.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1903.

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A. D. BLOGH. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

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PATENT Tricia.

ALFRED D. BLOCH. OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA. ASSIGNOR OF ()NE-llriilil TORICHARD R. EVANS, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

MECHANICDAL MOVEMENT".

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,670, dated February28, 1905.

Application filed January 27, 1903. Serial No. Mil/707.

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Be it known that I, ALFRED D. BLooni, residing at Omaha. in the countyof Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Mechanical Movements; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in mechanicalmovements, and comprises a suitable driving mechanism especially adaptedto be used in connection with laundry tumbling-barrels.

In the accompanying drawings 1 have shown, in Figure 1 a front elevationwith portions broken away of a mechanism embodying my invention securedto a tunibling-barrel.

Figs.

2 and 3 show a detail of the ratchet-collars. Figs. 4 and 5 show detailsof the collars secured to the driving-shaft.

Figs. 6 and 7 disclose details of the ratchet-gear as used in myinvention. double-faced mutilated gear.

Fig. 8 shows a front view of the Fig. 9 shows a bottom view of theslotted bracket used in guiding the swinging stub-shaft, while Figs. 10and 11 show a face and edge view of the collar-bearing used insupporting the upper end of the pendent driving-shaft.

The aim of my in vention is to provide a simple driving mechanismadapted to be used in connection with tumbling-barrels and likereceptacles which are to be rotated one revolution one way and thenreversed to turn one revolution in an opposite direction.

in using my invention in connection with an ordinary washing-machine Iemploy a suit able receptacle A, provided with the usual door a, throughwhich receptacle passes the barrel-shaft 1, and to this barrel-shaft issecured any suitable tumbling-barrel. Fastened to one end of thisbarrel-shaft 7 is a doublefaced mutilated gear B. a face view of saidgear being shown in Fig. 8, provided with a hub 22, through whichextends the set-screw This gear B is mutilated at the points 11:,

as shown in Fig. 1. so that the two gear-faces form a continuation.Positioned between the gear ends are the guide-flanges b 7/, secured bythe bracket 23, as shown in Figs. 1 and E5.

Secured to the receptacle A, preferably above. is a supporting-braclmtt. Within the horizontal extension 6 is held the end 3 of a knuckle oruniversal joint, the member 2. depending from the upper member 3. and tothis lower universal joint memberQ is secured the swinging oroscillating stul)-sl1a'l"t(.l, provided with the pinion r the shafthaving the lower projection 17, as shown. Extended from the bracket 4 isan l..shaped slotted bracket 1 t, forming a guide-arm, within which isheld the lower end of the swinging or oscillating "shaft C.

Secured to so itable hangers 12 is a mai n d riving-shaft E,to which issecured a collar 11 and the slidablyheld ratchet-ended collar f, asshown in detail in Figs. .2 and Loosely working upon this maindriving-shaft E is the ratchet-provided gear 10, held adjacent theslidably-held collar f, as shown in Fig. 1 and in detail in Figs. 6 and7. Revolnbly supported by the said driving-shaft E is the bearing 7, adetail of which is shown in Fig. 10, which above is secured by the boltand near the lower end by the bolt 31 and which is provided with thelower lips 32, within which are held the upper end of the pendentdriving-shaft 1), provided with the gear 9, meshing with the gear 10.This gear 10 is secured to the shaft E. Secured to the shaft E adjacentthe bearing 7 is a collar 8, which prevents a lateral displacement ofthe bearing 7 in one direction. The bearings 7, as shown, are secured bymeans of the rivets 30 and 31.

To a block a. secured to the ceiling or otherwise, is the shifting lever13, suitably secured to tl 2 slidalfly-held ratchet-collar f, so thatthe shaft I) may be thrown into gear with the shaft E by means of thecollar and the gear 10.

When the instrumentalities have been properlyarrangedthe operation of mydevice will be as follows: The lever 13 is shifted to bring the collar fand gear ll) into engagement to rotate the gear 10. swinging stub-shaftC by means of its connections, so that the gear 9, in mesh with themutilated gear B, revolves until. the termination 0 encounters theguide-flange b, so that the gear g circles about the gear-teeth andrides upon the opposite side. thus reversing the motion of the gear B inconnection with the tumbling-barrel. The slot 15, as shown in Fig. 9,limits the outward movement of the gear Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United StatesLetters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, the combination with a suitablerevolubly-supported driving-shaft, a bearing mounted upon said shaft, apendent shaft supported by said bearing, a gear loosely working uponsaid driving-shaft, a sliding collar secured to said driving-shaft andadapted to be brought in enpendent shaft and meshing with aforesaidgear, means to revolubly support aforesaid pendent shaft at its lowerend, said swinging shaft below being provided with a projecting pin, agear at the lower end of said swinging shaft, a guide-bracket permittingsaid swinging shaft movement in one plane, a suitable supporting-shaft,a mutilated double-faced continuous gear secured to said shaft, andguide-flanges fastened at the reeurved ends of said double-faced gear,said guide-flanges being adapted to be engaged by said projecting pinextending from said swinging stub-shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED D. BLOUH. \Vitnesses:

W. F. NORMAN, FRED ERIC ELKSTROM.

This will also rotate the l gagement with said gear,a gear secured tosaid

